Leading jockey Kerrin McEvoy won't have to undergo surgery but will need to wear a back brace after fracturing a vertebra in his fall at Gosford on Wednesday.McEvoy fell from the Peter Snowden-trained Skytrain in the straight in the Takeover Target Stakes, with apprentice Alex Stokes also dislodged from her mount Newton's Rings in the drama-filled race.The jockey's manager Glenn Darcy said McEvoy had fractured a vertebra in the middle of his back but was unable to say how long the jockey would b
Leading jockey Kerrin McEvoy won't have to undergo surgery but will need to wear a back brace after fracturing a vertebra in his fall at Gosford on Wednesday.
McEvoy fell from the Peter Snowden-trained Skytrain in the straight in the Takeover Target Stakes, with apprentice Alex Stokes also dislodged from her mount Newton's Rings in the drama-filled race.
The jockey's manager Glenn Darcy said McEvoy had fractured a vertebra in the middle of his back but was unable to say how long the jockey would be out of racing.
"There's no set time frame at this stage," Darcy said.
McEvoy underwent further scans on Thursday to determine whether he also had ligament damage but Darcy confirmed the rider won't have to have surgery.
The internationally-experienced rider was expected to be transferred from Gosford Hospital to Royal North Shore Hospital on Thursday night.
McEvoy rode all over the world as a stable rider for Godolphin before returning to Australia in August 2008 to be stable rider for Darley.
He has ridden four Group One winners this season with the latest on Metal Bender in the Doomben Cup last month, while he also sits equal third on the Sydney jockeys' premiership with 60 wins.
Meanwhile, Stokes was released from hospital on Wednesday night and was back riding on Thursday, booting home a winner at Newcastle.